via various sources, 30 April 2024: It’s nice to know that discoveries like these can still be made at Angkor. During a recent excavation at Ta Prohm Temple, the APSARA National Authority’s Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology unearthed over 100 pieces of sandstone Buddha statues. The discovery, which includes statues of Buddha Sheltered by a Naga and Avalokiteśvara, was made while the team was cataloging scattered stone fragments on the temple’s grounds. The fragments, believed to be in the Bayon style, hint at the rich cultural layer still buried beneath the temple.
A restoration team from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology of the APSARA National Authority found more than 100 pieces of sandstone Buddha statues in the grounds while excavating at Ta Prohm Temple recently.
The pieces include the statues of Buddha Sheltered by a Naga, the statues of Avalokiteśvara, and the other fragments of the statues.
Archaeologist Neth Simon said that initially, the team went to clean up the pile of soil on the south side of the laterite wall of the third enclosure of Ta Prohm Temple to prepare a list of scattered stone fragments, and the image for the overall layout of the temple in order because there are a lot of stones scattered there. During the clean-up, the team also found several statue fragments there.
Source: Ta Prohm gives up ancient secrets as 100 statues unearthed | Phnom Penh Post
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